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Peter O'Toole
Actor, Producer, Director
Born August 2, 1932Died December 14, 2013 (81 years)
Peter Seamus O'Toole (August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013) was a British-Irish actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company. In 1959 he made his West End debut in The Long and the Short and the Tall, and played the title role in Hamlet in the National Theatre's first production in 1963. Excelling on the London stage, O'Toole was known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle off it.
Making his film debut in 1959, O'Toole achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for this award another seven times – for playing King Henry II in both Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My Favorite Year (1982), and Venus (2006) – and holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for acting without a win (tied with Glenn Close). In 2002, he was awarded the Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements.
O'Toole was the recipient of four Golden Globe Awards, one BAFTA Award for Best British Actor and one Primetime Emmy Award. Other performances include What's New Pussycat? (1965), How to Steal a Million (1966), Supergirl (1984), and minor roles in The Last Emperor (1987) and Troy (2004). He also voiced Anton Ego, the restaurant critic in Pixar's Ratatouille (2007).
Making his film debut in 1959, O'Toole achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for this award another seven times – for playing King Henry II in both Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My Favorite Year (1982), and Venus (2006) – and holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for acting without a win (tied with Glenn Close). In 2002, he was awarded the Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements.
O'Toole was the recipient of four Golden Globe Awards, one BAFTA Award for Best British Actor and one Primetime Emmy Award. Other performances include What's New Pussycat? (1965), How to Steal a Million (1966), Supergirl (1984), and minor roles in The Last Emperor (1987) and Troy (2004). He also voiced Anton Ego, the restaurant critic in Pixar's Ratatouille (2007).
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Filmography
| 2023 | Caligula: The Ultimate Cut · as Tiberius |
| 2022 | Romy: A Free Woman · as Michael James |
| 2018 | Hangover in Death Valley · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2018 | Katherine of Sinai · as Senator Gallus |
| 2015 | Diamond Cartel · as Tugboat |
| 2014 | Decline of an Empire · as Gallus |
| 2013 | John Ford et Monument Valley · as Cast |
| 2012 | For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada · as Father Christopher |
| 2012 | Eldorado · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows · as Lawrence |
| 2009 | Iron Road (TV Series) · as Lionel Relic |
| 2009 | Iron Road · as Relic |
| 2008 | Dean Spanley · as Fisk Senior |
| 2008 | Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage · as Glen |
| 2007 | Stardust · as King |
| 2007 | Ratatouille · as Anton Ego (voice) |
| 2007 | The Tudors (TV Series) · as Pope Paul Iii |
| 2006 | One Night with the King · as Samuel, The Prophet |
| 2006 | Venus · as Maurice |
| 2006 | Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters · as Lawrence |
| 2005 | Lassie · as The Duke |
| 2005 | Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · as Lawrence |
| 2005 | Casanova (TV Series) · as Giacomo Casanova |
| 2005 | Mystic India · as Narrador |
| 2004 | Troy · as Priam |
| 2003 | Augustus: The First Emperor · as Augustus Caesar |
| 2003 | Augustus: The First Emperor (TV Series) · as Augustus Caesar |
| 2003 | Bright Young Things · as Colonel Blount |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil (TV Series) · as President Paul Von Hindenburg |
| 2002 | The Final Curtain · as Jj Curtis |
| 2002 | Rock My World · as Lord Foxley |
| 2001 | The Education of Max Bickford (TV Series) · as Sidney Mcknight |
| 2000 | |
| 1999 | Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell · as Jeffrey Bernard |
| 1999 | Joan of Arc (TV Series) · as Bishop Cauchon |
| 1999 | Molokai · as William Williamson |
| 1999 | The Manor · as Mr. Ravenscroft |
| 1998 | Coming Home (1998) (TV Series) · as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis |
| 1998 | Coming Home · as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis |
| 1998 | Phantoms · as Dr. Timothy Flyte |
| 1997 | FairyTale: A True Story · as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV Series) · as King Of Lilliput |
| 1995 | Heavy Weather · as Clarence, Earl Of Emsworth |
| 1994 | Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (TV Series) · as Sam Trump |
| 1993 | Rosamunde Pilcher (TV Series) · as Edgar Carey-Lewis |
| 1993 | The Seventh Coin · as Emil Saber |
| 1992 | Civvies (TV Series) · as Barry Newman |
| 1992 | Rebecca's Daughters · as Lord Sarn |
| 1991 | Isabelle Eberhardt · as Maj. Lyautey |
| 1991 | King Ralph · as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham |
| 1990 | The Nutcracker Prince · as Pantaloon (voice) |
| 1990 | The Rainbow Thief · as Prince Meleagre |
| 1990 | Wings of Fame · as Cesar Valentin |
| 1989 | Crossing to Freedom · as John Sidney Howard |
| 1989 | Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love · as Prof. Yan Mcshoul |
| 1989 | The Dark Angel (TV Series) · as Silas Ruthyn |
| 1988 | High Spirits · as Peter Plunkett |
| 1987 | The Last Emperor · as Reginald Johnston (r.j.) |
| 1986 | Club Paradise · as Anthony Cloyden Hayes |
| 1985 | North and South (TV Series) · as Sam Trump |
| 1985 | Creator · as Dr. Harry Wolper |
| 1985 | The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) · as John Hampton |
| 1984 | Supergirl · as Zaltar |
| 1984 | Kim · as Lama |
| 1983 | Pygmalion · as Professor Henry Higgins |
| 1983 | Svengali · as Anton Bosnyak |
| 1983 | Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse · as Sherlock Holmes (voice) |
| 1983 | Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet · as Sherlock Holmes (voice) |
| 1983 | Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear · as Sherlock Holmes (voice) |
| 1983 | Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four · as Sherlock Holmes (voice) |
| 1982 | My Favorite Year · as Alan Swann |
| 1981 | Masada (TV Series) · as General Cornelius Flavius Silva |
| 1980 | The Stunt Man · as Eli Cross |
| 1980 | Strumpet City (TV Series) · as Jim Larkin |
| 1979 | Zulu Dawn · as Lord Chelmsford |
| 1979 | Caligula · as Tiberius |
| 1978 | Power Play · as Colonel Zeller |
| 1976 | Rogue Male · as Sir Robert Thorndyke |
| 1976 | Foxtrot · as Liviu |
| 1975 | Rosebud · as Larry Martin |
| 1975 | Man Friday · as Robinson Crusoe |
| 1972 | Man of La Mancha · as Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel De Cervantes / Alonso Quijana |
| 1972 | The Ruling Class · as Jack 14th Earl Of Gurney |
| 1971 | Under Milk Wood · as Captain Tom Cat |
| 1971 | Murphy's War · as Murphy |
| 1970 | Brotherly Love · as Sir Charles Ferguson |
| 1969 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips · as Arthur Chipping |
| 1969 | Stiletto · as Man At The Premiere (uncredited) |
| 1968 | Great Catherine · as Capt. Charles Edstaston |
| 1968 | The Lion in Winter · as Henry Ii |
| 1967 | Casino Royale · as Scottish Piper (uncredited) |
| 1967 | The Night of the Generals · as General Tanz |
| 1966 | The Bible in the Beginning... · as The Three Angels |
| 1966 | How to Steal a Million · as Simon Dermott |
| 1965 | The Sandpiper · as (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1965 | What's New Pussycat · as Michael James |
| 1965 | Lord Jim · as Lord Jim |
| 1964 | Becket · as King Henry Ii Of England |
| 1963 | Hollywood: The Great Stars · as Lawrence |
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia · as T.e. Lawrence |
| 1960 | The Day They Robbed the Bank of England · as Capt. Monty Fitch |
| 1960 | The Savage Innocents · as First Trooper |
| 1960 | Kidnapped · as Robin Macgregor |
| 1957 | Theatre Night (TV Series) · as 877 Private Bamforth, C. |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Paddy |
| 1955 | ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Garry Essendine |
| 1955 | The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) · as First Soldier |
| 1950 | Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Rene Latour |